Taiwan fires warning shots at China drone

Updated August 31 2022 - 1:28am, first published 1:24am
President Tsai Ing-wen has ordered Taiwan's military to take countermeasures against provocations. (AP PHOTO)
President Tsai Ing-wen has ordered Taiwan's military to take countermeasures against provocations. (AP PHOTO)

Taiwan has fired warning shots at a Chinese drone which buzzed an offshore islet shortly after President Tsai Ing-wen said she had ordered Taiwan's military to take "strong countermeasures" against what she termed Chinese provocations.

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